How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' timeos.tvboxnow.com2 S4 C+ `6 p) J
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The clear and present danger' l" V3 _1 d4 b+ L: u
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- O' o3 `1 t" r; H) XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
0 R8 ~2 Y L K8 i% T8 uos.tvboxnow.compicturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
& L% N- f$ t- H7 ?/ othe country sparsely populated by humans.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 z2 f( U \6 L- ^) L/ O4 Y0 i
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
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new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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, |8 A! d0 N* ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight# o+ D* x0 D( x0 o; a- R: r
20 years later.公仔箱論壇9 z5 A2 g4 z7 o9 q: B
" s3 i6 q0 y) ?' aHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
}( z5 I! ~6 u3 T8 Bos.tvboxnow.comin 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
$ S- U/ y* c5 N2 Jos.tvboxnow.comChinese population less and less.# P6 H: _7 U0 _/ d+ y
3 x- \+ a9 k+ r9 A8 y% K+ I+ sThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( m& n. O$ `5 v" ~$ m* p& q! D
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
; [7 p6 G% c. ?; _( R3 |os.tvboxnow.combut because those who could afford would have sent their childrenos.tvboxnow.com) ], R' }" T& w- T
overseas, who would decide not to come back.
7 l5 g0 t; H8 ~# s8 _os.tvboxnow.com"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making theTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 x4 A5 ?% }1 e8 y
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."! s/ ^4 F6 q1 E7 C% F
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems公仔箱論壇; c# I6 q/ T8 {2 [ y
are not here without a reason.
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
; c0 @% E. o0 b1 t7 m0 |os.tvboxnow.comhave touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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/ l3 S/ E$ t$ ZIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
6 w$ I3 i" M; ]7 gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ V5 u. S ^4 y$ l+ G
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
4 M7 J: |) ~0 v$ pcarefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
1 ]3 t! }3 U# v F( \os.tvboxnow.comglimpse of one or two of them.
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope weos.tvboxnow.com0 |! _; C- I+ Q7 Y6 n
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.7 M& D: w0 v! p% W1 w1 k
5 E% d8 S$ j2 s% NThe ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steadytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ n; u+ T: K: B1 U( {2 {
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 y1 d3 _8 r# g( E
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive公仔箱論壇9 ]/ x' m) ~5 ]
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
* z$ ~' v2 V: n9 w/ Mos.tvboxnow.comhelplessly for such a destiny to befall them.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' w! H5 A& K7 z: H- M, P
" x/ h3 N* d( S# ^$ l3 _/ V公仔箱論壇They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and( i' D% m1 v3 D5 M$ d) U- A# Q6 y( B
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
* z! q! X: Z; m公仔箱論壇predestination.
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1 Y! l0 d! |% @. B9 ]! |TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
) g; q7 N6 [: ^& D7 Z7 j4 r: ]Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and moreTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, c% ~) X' s& N1 N
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
7 w7 r* ~# _$ H) l3 C3 yos.tvboxnow.comcommunity is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will公仔箱論壇8 w) D: ~7 u* C
exit the country in droves.
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" }1 U, r, `/ @* U9 v) |7 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ N* C" G- @: o$ a
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
0 H; U& U9 R1 B) c+ Q/ C8 V5 zos.tvboxnow.comcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
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much more promising future here.
- ~/ H4 N% D: f5 ^1 Mos.tvboxnow.comSo will Malaysia .TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! i# ]1 U- ]2 G+ j. Y
$ D8 C L8 F: g# g$ R4 [; lWhatever happens to this country or our society, the most importantos.tvboxnow.com' R" `. v {2 E
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, willTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 C% P+ F+ [* o( [9 ? F- _
be their very own competitiveness.$ n' H' d* p* M
8 `$ h( Q. ]5 E, W; C( x2 W0 jos.tvboxnow.comIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years公仔箱論壇 }, i3 `1 C7 e- X
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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4 G: u8 c9 m! h( r公仔箱論壇Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
4 w' k* s+ C( [% k. k- oplace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese5 ~$ W6 N) } C! {% O/ V# c
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present2 C1 G- e5 o3 S: V3 t
danger.
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4 j) n$ {( l8 i0 V }: P4 p# I公仔箱論壇What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; _8 S# {5 I+ m2 o- t7 U- o0 h
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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